In 1960, most people in Vietnam didn’t have a TV set. The people with TVs were
popular. Both old and young people enjoy watching it very much. In the evening, the neighbors would gather around the T. V. They would stay until the T.V programs finished. Vietnam is different today. More families have a T.V set and life is more comfortable. In addition to the news, television stations also broadcast many interesting programs such as sports, music, cartoons, wild life, popular science, reports, contests, movies, etc… At present people can enjoy live programs on TV, now many students in the world watch TV more than three hours a day. But neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.
1/In 1960 most people in Vietnam had a TV set.
2/The people with TVs were popular
3/More people have a TV set today.

4) the neighbors would gather around the TV in the morning

Ex7:

Read then answer the questions.

In 1960s, most people in Vietnam did not have a T.V set. The people with TVs were popular. In the evening, the neighbors would gather around the TV. They would stay until the TV programs finishes. Vietnam is different today. More families have a TV set and life is more comfortable. But neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.

* Questions :

33. When didn’t most people in Vietnam have a T.V set?

34. Where would the neighbors gather in the evening?

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (23) _________ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (24) _________ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (25) _________ use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (26) _________ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (27) _________ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

      23. A. invented                  B. is invented               C. invented                  D. was invented

      24. A. As                           B. By                           C. For                           D. Since

      25. A. increase                   B. increased                 C. increasing                D. increasingly

      26. A. accessing                 B. contacting                C. entering                   D. searching

      27. A. aids                         B. means                      C. tools                        D. ways

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (42) ____ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (43) ____ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (44) ____ usc Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (45) ____ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (46) _____ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

42. A. has been invented             B. is invented           C. invented          D. was invented

43. A. As            B. By             C. For                D. Since

44. A. increase                B. increased          C. increasing               D. increasingly

45. A. accessing            B. contacting               C. entering            D. searching

46. A. aids                    B. means                   C. tools                    D. ways

II. Mark the letter A, B, C. D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions. 16. Did they build the circus at the same time as the theater? A. Was the circus built at the same time as the theater? B. Was the circus built at the same time of the theater? C. Did they build the circus along with the theater? D. Did they build the circus as long as the theater? 17. "If I were you, I would not lend him any money." said my brother.​ A. My brother advised me not to lend hint any money. B. My brother refused to lend him any money.​ C. My brother invited me not to lend him any money.​ D. My brother advised me to not lend him any money. 18. My father used to go sailing when he was a child. A. My father usually went sailing when he is a child. B. My father usually went sailing when he was a child. C. My father usually goes sailing when he was a child. D. My father usually go sailing when he was a child. 19. They started working in this company 6 weeks ago. A. They have started working in this company for 6 weeks. B. They have worked in this company for 6 weeks. C. They have worked in this company since 6 weeks. D. They have worked in this company 6 weeks ago.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 5 to 9.

In the past, people bought goods using (5) _______. They rarely borrowed money from financial institutions and only when they had saved the money did they buy what they wanted.

Recently, however, there have been great changes in the way people purchase goods. To begin with, some people pay for things by cheque, (6) ______ others prefer monthly installments rather than paying the whole amount at once. Most consumers, though, prefer to buy things using their credit cards. (7) _______, it is thought that there are benefits to having a credit card. Apart from the fact that credit cards are handy, some stores offer bonus points to people making purchases, while others give discounts on certain products.

On the other hand, credit cards must be used wisely because they can prove disastrous. In the long run, consumers find that they can’t (8) _______ without their credit cards and constantly rely on them, as they are “easy money”. As a result, some people lose control of their finances spending more than they should end up not being able to (9) _______. So they end up in debt and have difficulty in paying it back.

Điền ô số 7

A. Last but not least 

B. Every now and then

C. One by one 

D. By and large